Robert Gates
Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) was the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense. He took office on December 18, 2006 under George W. Bush and Barack Obama's administrations until his retirement on July 1, 2011[1] Prior to this, Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the United States National Security Council. Under President George H. W. Bush, Gates served as Director of Central Intelligence. He was also president of Texas A&M. He is currently Chancellor of the College of William and Mary.
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Gates while Director of Central Intelligence
President George H. W. Bush meets with Robert Gates, General Colin Powell, Secretary Dick Cheney and others about the situation in the Persian Gulf and Operation Desert Shield, January 15, 1991
Gates at Texas A&M
Gates boards a UH-60 Blackhawk, Camp Monteith, Kosovo
Gates being sworn in as Defense Secretary on December 18, 2006
Gates with Japan Minister of Defense Shigeru Ishiba at Japan in November 2007
Gates, Vice President Joe Biden, Admiral Mike Mullen and General Jim Mattis in Baghdad, Iraq
Gates with Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak at the Pentagon in 2009
Former Committee chairman Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia, far right) shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, while Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont, center right) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) look on. The hearing was held to discuss further funding for the War in Iraq.
Gates is greeted by Indonesian military members after arriving in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 22, 2010.
References
- ↑ "New US defence secretary sworn in". BBC News. December 18, 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6190279.stm. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
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